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The C-14, aka Kawasaki Concours-14, the new one :) => Accessories and modifications - C14/GTR 1400 => Topic started by: TMAX on June 17, 2015, 05:53:45 AM

Title: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: TMAX on June 17, 2015, 05:53:45 AM
it has a small box with wires coming out of it underneath. indidnt see it on any other concours online. its a 2008 C14.
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: gPink on June 17, 2015, 06:16:18 AM
Looks like an add on switch for ?????    Has the bike got aux lighting or heated grips? You might  have to follow the wiring back to find out. Good hunting.
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: B.D.F. on June 17, 2015, 09:44:37 AM
It is something aftermarket that was added to the bike. Looks like it may be a large, weatherproof toggle switch but really, you are going to have to track down where the wires go and what they do to know what you have there.

And if ever there was a thread that needed a big 'ole EASY BOYS!, this is surely the one....

Brian

it has a small box with wires coming out of it underneath. indidnt see it on any other concours online. its a 2008 C14.
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: tweeter55 on June 17, 2015, 10:24:19 AM
I think we're gonna enjoy TMAX. :banana :banana :banana
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: Sgt Mac on June 17, 2015, 10:28:39 AM
Not where I thought this thread was going to go when I clicked on it.
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: Gigantor on June 17, 2015, 10:39:07 AM
Can you contact the owner you purchased it from?
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 17, 2015, 10:42:46 AM
Not where I thought this thread was going to go when I clicked on it.

Disappointing, wasn't it?
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: Sgt Mac on June 17, 2015, 11:05:49 AM
Disappointing, wasn't it?

A bit, yes.

Too add value to my posts, like stated above, probably an aftermarket switch for some accessory circuit. Flick it on and see what happens. What's the worst that could happen?
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: B.D.F. on June 17, 2015, 11:58:57 AM
He found a nipple he knows nothing about it. You suggest he flick it and turn it on to see what happens. Youse guize are killing me.... KILLING ME!

Oh, the huge manatees!

My own suggestion would be to proceed with extreme caution.... I have done what this gentleman suggests and ended up having to pick out names and get them S.S. numbers....

And then there is this jewel:  One day, two neighbors in S. Dakota meet at the fence between their farms and chat a bit. Their names are Sven and Thor.

Thor: 'Anything new Sven?'
Sven: 'Yeah, I gots me a new cow.' Funny ting dough 'bout dat cow, whenever you first touch her teat, she farts.'
Thor: 'Hmmmm, anything wrong wit da cow?'
Sven: 'Nope- good cow, gives good milk and seem perfectly healty. Just the odd ting bout touching her teat and getting the fart.'
Thor: 'Wait a minute, did you maybe buy dis cow in NOR Dakota?'
Sven: 'Yeah- hey Thor, how you know dat?'
Thor: 'Oh, my wife is from NOR Dakota.....'.

That is how I try to add value to my posts.....

Brian

A bit, yes.

Too add value to my posts, like stated above, probably an aftermarket switch for some accessory circuit. Flick it on and see what happens. What's the worst that could happen?
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: AlbertaDoug on June 17, 2015, 01:24:52 PM
Nice.   :rotflmao: :rotflmao:

You guys never disappoint.  :D
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 17, 2015, 02:26:49 PM
A bit, yes.

Too add value to my posts, like stated above, probably an aftermarket switch for some accessory circuit. Flick it on and see what happens. What's the worst that could happen?

https://youtu.be/P_o65B1JTiw
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: maxtog on June 17, 2015, 05:27:11 PM
And if ever there was a thread that needed a big 'ole EASY BOYS!, this is surely the one....

LOL- my imagination ran wild before clicking on THIS thread.
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: Conniesaki on June 18, 2015, 09:20:47 AM
Look to the right. You've got two of them suckers.
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: Sgt Mac on June 18, 2015, 10:45:57 AM
I know its June, but from what I can see in that picture, it looks like it might be pretty cold in his garage.
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 19, 2015, 04:41:34 AM
I love this forum!
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: AlbertaDoug on June 19, 2015, 06:06:43 AM
I know its June, but from what I can see in that picture, it looks like it might be pretty cold in his garage.

 ;) High Beam switch.  ;D
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: TMAX on June 19, 2015, 07:04:39 AM
Can you contact the owner you purchased it from?

unfortunately, no. he is dead. bought bike from ex-wife.

turns out the nipple thing is a switch for heated grips
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: jonathan on June 19, 2015, 08:22:43 AM
unfortunately, no. he is dead. bought bike from ex-wife.

turns out the nipple thing is a switch for heated grips

Thats a rather dissappointing climax.
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: gPink on June 19, 2015, 08:31:50 AM
Thats a rather dissappointing climax.
Wouldn't that be 'anti-climax'?
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: VirginiaJim on June 19, 2015, 08:34:39 AM
More anti-climatic I would think..
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: Sgt Mac on June 19, 2015, 10:06:29 AM
Thats a rather dissappointing climax.

Anything's better than nothing.
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: sanmo on June 19, 2015, 12:12:57 PM
Only a martian would ask this question. Even a newborn baby would instinctively know what to do with it.
Never mind. You are talking about a bike part.  :D
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: Conniesaki on June 20, 2015, 10:27:13 PM
The nipple causes a heated grip? Sounds right.
Title: Re: what is this nipple thing?
Post by: TonyR on June 23, 2015, 10:21:33 PM
The nipple causes a heated grip? Sounds right.

:)